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Pros and cons of vertical battens for luff-furling headsails and mainsails and advice for designing luff-furling sails.
[SetSail]
Short statement on the pros and cons of a fully-battened sail, covering sail shape, wear and tear, ease of flaking, chafe weight, and cost.
[Neil Pryde Sails International, Milford, CT, USA]
Here′s a suggestion for avoiding batten-pocket chafe on spreaders and stays.
[SetSail]Note: Looking for sailmakers? Unless they have an unusual battens product, all sailmakers are shown under the more general topic, Sail Construction
Battslide full-length battens for easy raising and lowering the mainsail.
[Schaefer Marine, Inc., New Bedford, MA, USA]
Batten sliders and track for fully-battened mainsails.
[ANTAL srl, Padova, Italy]
Extensive list with good search facility. Covers just about any cruising topic. Tree and branch format for threads.
[The Sailing Company, Middletown, RI, USA]
Unmoderated forum on sail and power cruising. Lots of good advice and other resources, but you have to do some searching.
[Usenet, USA]
Unmoderated forum on various sailing topics. Some useful cruising information here, but you need to dig and you need to be selective..
[Usenet, USA]
A discussion board and photo gallery for cruising sailors and wannabes. Many specialized forums, including engines, multihulls, maintenance, piracy, the galley, insurance, destinations, and many more.
[Cruisers Forum, Buskerud, Norway]
Having full-length battens only in the top of the sail allows more flexibility in sail shape. Battens down low only add weight and expense.
Robbie Doyle
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